Addressing or like printing machine



June 16, I925. 1,542,577v

S. G. W. PHIPPS ADDRESSING 6R LIKE PRINTING MACHINE Filed May 21, I924 mvmmg; mrz an 7% p Patented June 16, 1925.

' UNITED STATES PAT NT OFFICE.

SAMUEL GEORGE WILLIAM rnirrs, or LONDON, ENGLAND, assrenoa T0 RONEO LIMITED, or Lo DoN, ENGLAND, n nrrrsn COMIANY.

ADDRESSING ORLIKE rnrN'rrNe MACHINE.

Application filed May 21,

ing Machines, of which the followingis a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in or connected with addressing or like printing machines, and has for its object to provide means whereby the name and address of the sender, or other matter, may

R be printed upon. the flap or backpart of an envelope, label, or the: like, while the. printing of the address upon the front is being effected. I g

The invention may be adapted to suit the requirements of varying types of existing machines, and is applicable to that class of machine wherein envelopes are printed from stencil cards between a. segmented inking roller and a segmented presser roller.

The invention comprises a type plate adapted to be attached to, the segmented presser roller the said plate being inked by hand orYfrom a. rollerdipping in an ink well or by. an intermediate roller which re ceives ink from the inking roller mounted in the well and imparts its ink to the type faces. n

The invention will now be described by reference to the accompanying drawings whereonzd Fig. 1. is a diagrammatic view of the parts afi'ecting the present invention.

Fig. 2. is a front View of the diagram shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3. is a detail side View of a segmented presser roller adapted for carrying the type plate. I

Fig. 4. is a plan view of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5. is a modificationof the means for securing the stereo or type plate to the segmented presser roller.

The diagrams shown under Figs. 1 and 2 represent the cycle of operations for printing from stencil cards in the Roneo addressing machine.

In machines of this type the envelopes are addressed by stencil cards which are stored in a hopper or magazine, and are moved one at a time by a reciprocating pusher member which positions the card for print- 1924. Serial No. 714,783.

segmented presser roller. At this point an envelope is placed face upwards under the stencil card so that when the segmented rollers meet they press the stencil and the envelope between them and print a name and address upon the face of it.

Hitherto the presser roller has only served the purpose of. gripping and feeding the envelope iand stencil =card beyond the print V ing position.

On the drawings 1 shows a portion of the framework of an. addressing machine which isrecessed at?! and is bored out to receive the shaft?) upon which is secured the segmen-ted'presser roller 4;, the said-shaft being geared to a further shaft 5 upon which is secured the segmented inking roller 6 which receives its ink by contact with an inking roller 7. Supported from the framework 1 is the slideway'or track 8 which supports the edges of the stencil card 9 the stencil card being pushed to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 under the action. of a reciprocating pusher member working in the slideway or track 8 behind each stencil card. It therefore follows that if-an envelope 10 be placed face upwards below the stencil card 9 when the rollers 4 and 6 are parted, the forward edge of the envelope registering against the gauge 11 when motion is im- "parted tothe -machine the rollers 4- 'and 6 .willgrip the envelope 10 and the stencil card Qflbetween them and the ink collected by roller 6 from the sup-ply roller 7 will be forced through the name and address impressed in the stencil on to the face of the envelope, and the rotation of the rollers I and ,6 will carry the stencil 9 and envelope 10 past the printing position.

N ow, according to the present invention, the segmented presser roller l is provided with a shoulder or extension 4 formed in one therewith or secured by screws'12.

In Figures 1 and 2 the shoulder or extension portion 4 is shown as being formed with a channel 13 parellel to shaft 3 into which is slid a stereo or type plate '14, the faces of the type projecting above the periphery of the main roller surface 4. Other means of securing the stereo or type plate to the segmented presser roller may be employed, and Figures 3 and 5 illustrate two further methods, but it is to be understood that the application of type surfaces to the segmented presser roller is not limited to the examples shown.

In place of forming a channel such as 13 on the extension 4 of the roller 4 the extension may be grooved out as at 13 Figs. 3 and 4 to receive the type plate or stereo 14.

According to Fig. 5 the stereo, type plate, or other type surface 14 is secured to a spring clip 15 as by rivets 16, or solder, cement or other means and the clip then sprung or slipped over the extension 4" of the segmented presser roller 4.

Y The inking of the type surfaces may be effected in any known manner. For instance a brush charged with ink may be applied to the type surfaces, or an ink roller dipping in a well may be placed at aconvenient-point in the path of the type faces so that they may wipe against the ink roller, or the type faces may receive the ink from an intermediate roller adapted to receive ink from the inking roller in the well.

iIn the example shown in Figs. 1 and 2 a roller 17 is carried in a bracket 18 secured as by way of screws 19 to the framework 1, the roller being charged with ink from time to time by hand.

In operation, when the stencil 9 is printing the name and address upon the face of the envelope, the stereo or other type surfaces 14 mounted upon the extension 4 of the segmented presser roller 4 are pressed against the flap or back of the envelope so that the name and address of the sender as well as the name and address of the addressee are caused to appear upon an envelope at the same time.

Having thus decribed my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In addressing or like printing machines wherein envelopes are printed from stencil cards between a segmented inking roller and a segmented presser roller means whereby the name and address of the sender, or other matter, may be printed upon the flap or back part of an envelope, label or the like, while the printing of the address upon the front or face of the envelope is being effected.

2. In addressing or like printing machines wherein envelopes are printed from stencil cards between a segmented inking roller and a segmented presser roller, means whereby the name and address of the sender, or other matter, may be printed upon the flap or back part of an envelope, label or the like, while the printing of the address upon the front or face of the envelope is being effected, the said means comprising the application of a type plate or similar printing surface to the segmented presser roller.

3. In addressing or like printing machines means for printing a name and address or other matter upon the back or flap of an envelope comprising a segmented presser roller provided with an extension or shoulder, the said extension or shoulder being shaped to support a stereo, type plate or other printing surface.

4. Means for printing a name and address or other matter upon the back or flap of an envelope comprising a stereo, type plate or other printing surface applied to the segmented presser roller and means for imparting ink to the type surfaces for printing.

5. In addressing or like printing machines the combination of a segmented inking roller, and a segmented presser roller fitted with a type surface, the segmented inking roller causing imprints through a stencil on the face of an envelope and the type surface on the segmented presser roller causing imprints to be imparted to the flap or back of an envelope.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

SAMUEL GEORGE WILLIAM PHIPPS. 

